Dr. Nigel Clarke is Jamaica’s Minister of Finance and the Public Service and is Member of Parliament for St Andrew Northwestern. He has served as Ambassador of Economic Affairs where he represented Jamaica’s interests with multilateral institutions and as a Senator in the Upper House of the Jamaican Parliament between…
A graduate of Campion College, Alando Terrelonge received his Law Degree at the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in 1998. He enrolled at the Norman Manley Law School in 1998 where he completed his legal training in 2000 and was subsequently admitted to the Jamaica Bar that year. Over the…
MARLENE MALAHOO FORTE, QC, MP, JP, was appointed the Honourable Attorney General of Jamaica, when the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Andrew Holness-led Cabinet was sworn into office on 2016 March 7. She is a third term legislator who has served in both Houses of Parliament of Jamaica: Now as the…
The Hon. L. Michael Henry C.D., M.P. has been the Member of Parliament for the Constituency of Central Clarendon since 1980. As of April 2018, Mr. Henry is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister. He was Minister of Transport & Mining from 2016 to March 2018.…
Horace Anthony Chang is a medical doctor by profession, serving in both the public and private sectors where he made significant contributions in the development of a modern public health system for Jamaicans. Dr. Chang’s political career began in 1976 as an active member of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).…
Hon. Daryl Vaz is the Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for the Land, Environment, Climate Change and Investment portfolios. Minister Vaz has served Jamaica in several capacities. He is a former Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister…
Audley Shaw was born in Christiana, Manchester on June 13, 1952. He attended the Christiana Leased Junior School, Knox College and Holmwood Technical High School in North East Manchester. He first worked with the Jamaica Milk Products as a Laboratory Technician. He then worked with the Jamaica Movement for the…
Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith is an Attorney-at-Law by profession, with approximately 15 years at the Jamaican Bar. In 2014 she opened her own law firm, after serving as Company Secretary and Head of Corporate Affairs and Projects (Legal) of Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited. On 7th March 2016,…
The Hon. Karl Samuda is a businessman, farmer and a technocrat and, is best known as a veteran politician. He attended Ardenne High School and pursued tertiary education in Canada, where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Ottowa. Steeped in the discipline of Business Administration,…
The Honourable Robert Montague is a proud son of St Mary with an outstanding record of service at the local, regional and international levels. His leadership qualities emerged as student at St Mary High School where he was active in student life and had the distinction of serving as President…
William James Charles (J.C.) Hutchinson is a professional farmer with a passion for agriculture. Having entered the political arena in 1979, Mr Hutchinson was elected Member of Parliament for the constituency of North Eastern St. Elizabeth in 1980 and currently serves as Member of Parliament for North Western St Elizabeth,…
The Honourable Delroy Chuck was first elected in 1997 at the age of 47, as a Member of Parliament (MP) to represent the Constituency of North East St. Andrew. In 2011, when the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won the General Elections, he enjoyed a short stint in office as the…
Ruel B. Reid was born in the rural district of Content in Balaclava, St. Elizabeth. He received his early formal education at the Balaclava Basic School and Balaclava Primary School from where he moved on to attend Munro College. He pursued higher education at the University of the West Indies,…
The Hon. Desmond Anthony Augustus McKenzie, CD, MP, JP was born on December 1, 1952. He is one of Jamaica’s longest serving career politicians. His political career began in the local government fraternity under the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) as Councillor for the Denham Town Division in 1977 through to…
Recognized for his wide-ranging expertise and accomplishments in the political arena, Honourable Edmund Bartlett has given over thirty-five years of service to Jamaica, working in both chambers of Jamaica’s Parliament – the Senate and House of Representatives. Mr. Bartlett was first appointed Minister of Tourism in 2007, serving until December…
Dr. the Honorable Christopher Tufton was appointed Minister of Health in March 2016 following his election as Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine in February 2016. Dr. Tufton served as cabinet minister on two previous occasions, as Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce from June to December 2011…
Mrs Shahine Robinson is Member of Parliament for North East St. Ann, Jamaica, and has been serving the people of that constituency since 2001. Currently, she is the Minister of Labour and Social Security, appointed in March, 2016. Her prior appointments included Minister of State in the Office of the…
The Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange MP, CD, has been the Member Parliament for St. Catherine Central since 1997. She was appointed Minister of Information, Youth, Sports & Culture, with responsibility for Women and Gender Affairs, Entertainment, Community Development and Special Projects in 2007. She also served as Minister of State…
Mrs. Williams is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) by profession. She has an MBA with concentration in Finance from the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA (cum laude) in Economics from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mrs. Williams was elected Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern…
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